Title	Illinois Building
Description	Black and white photograph of the Illinois Building, located at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in Nashville, Tennessee. In the foreground is a lake.
Historical note	The Illinois Building was erected by the State of Illinois as a miniature reproduction of the Administration building at the Chicago World's Fair. It was one-sixth the size of the original, and was used as a headquarters for Illinois visitors. The building was located at the end of Capitol Avenue, and was in view of the Rialto and the Parthenon. The Illinois Legislature donated $60,000 for the construction of the building. Surrounding the building was statuary representing elements of nature and man's creative spirit.
Date	1897
Creator	Wiles, Marvin W.
Place	Nashville (Tenn.)
Collection name	Wiles Photographic Collection, 1896-1910
Collection finding aid	http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/wiles-photographic-collection-1896-1910
Accession number	THS 682
Education Tags	5.38 1897 Centennial Exposition Progressive Era Rise of Industrial America
Subjects-LC	Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition (1897 : Nashville, Tenn.)
Subjects-TGM	Centennial celebrations Exhibitions Exhibition buildings Festivals Fairs Anniversaries
Owning institution	Tennessee Historical Society
ID#	33208
Digital type	Still Image
Digital format	Image/jp2
Media Type	Photographs
Copyright	No copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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Image dimensions	5" x 4"